Dutch universities and research funders move away from the impact factor

In a collaborative effort Dutch research institutes and funders announce the development of new system of recognition and rewards. In November 2018, the Dutch universities, university medical centers and research institutes, together with funding agencies NWO and ZonMW put forward the ambition to revisit their collective system of recognition and rewards. In November 2019, the position paper “Room for everyone’s talent” was published, marking the result of a year’s worth of meetings and dozens of site visits with academics.